What I did on my summer vacation...: Well, technically speaking it's still summer (and a roar of the word "DUH!!" comes up from the peanut gallery) but I lit out of town last week to go explore eastern Nevada. As expected, all sagebrush and sand, but came back with some interesting pictures...
Sorry about the unimaginative captions; the slide show producing site haslimitations that provide a bit of a handicap......

About Pushkin monument in Moscow: About Pushkin monument in Moscow
Essay
The monument to Pushkin work A.M. Opekushin (1880) firmly fit into the socio-cultural heritage of Moscow, becoming one of the cultural symbols.
This monument has, I think, several theatre aura.
The monument to Pushkin - Central attribute of a historical chronicle of Moscow. Moscow - as the state capital and the city of family traditions, focused on family values and family pride. Chronicle of the family and the life of the state (ideological application "Captain's daughter" by Pushkin and "the White guard" Bulgakov).
The monument to Pushkin be...